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Obama’s drone rules leave ambiguity BY JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
Event is alternative to landfill, dumping TROY — The Miami County Solid Waste District will be having an electronics recycling drop off for residents on Saturday, June 1st. This free event will be held at the Miami County Sanitary Engineering Building at 2200 N. County Road 25A in Troy. The hours of the event are from 8 a.m. to noon. Please call the District at 4403488 before the event to register. Registration can also be done through our website at www.miamicountysed.com. Instead of landfilling your electronics, you can recycle them through this program. This is a free drop-off event. Items taken include computers, CPUs, monitors, DVD players, VCRs, cell phones, laptops, miscellaneous computer equipment and televisions (restricted to a 35” screen or less). Goodwill/Easter Seals Miami Valley is the vendor for this event. For questions about this event or other recycling and proper disposal methods please visit the website at www.miamicountysed.com or call Sanitary Engineering Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 440-3488.
CORRECTION An article published in the May 24 edition regarding the Piqua Board of Education meeting incorrectly identified the school from which fifth grade teacher Erin McGaharan resigned. McGaharan taught at Bennett Intermediate School. The Call apologizes for the error.
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made public Thursday in conjunction with Obama’s wide-ranging address on U.S. counterterrorism policies. Congress’ Intelligence committees and the Capitol Hill leadership have been briefed on the more detailed, classified policies, but because those documents are secret, there’s no way of knowing how much more clarity they provide.
The president has already been using some of the guidelines to determine when to launch drone strikes, administration officials said. Codifying the strictest standards, they argue, will ultimately reduce the number of approved attacks. Among the newly public rules is a preference for capturing suspects instead of killing them,
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which gives the U.S. an opportunity to gather intelligence and disrupt terrorist plots. The guidelines also state that a target must pose a continuing and imminent threat to the U.S. However, the public guidelines don’t spell out how the U.S. determines whether capture is feasible, nor does it define what constitutes an imminent threat.
DeWine: ‘Can’t give up hope’ on Ohio’s missing
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Attorney General Mike DeWine joined students Friday to release balloons honoring Ohio's 690 missing children and urged the public not to give up hope that those who disappeared might be found. DeWine pointed to the high-profile case of three women — two of whom disappeared as teenagers — who were found in a Cleveland home where they say they were held captive for about a decade. The man charged with kidnapping and raping them is expected to plead not guilty. “Some of these children have been missing for decades, but the discovery of Amanda Berry, Gina and Michelle MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO DeJesus Cory Monnin, right, receives a standing ovation as he enters Hobart Arena during the 2013 Miami East High School grad- Knight in Cleveland this uation ceremony on Friday. Monnin, who was critically injured in a moped crash in 2010 vowed to receive his diploma month reminds us that we under his own power. He entered the arena with one of his best friends, Bryant Miller, who along with many other friends, can't give up hope,” has supported Monnin on his long road to recovery. DeWine said in a statement.
Canal boat is a rare, hidden treasure BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com
PIQUA — Sometimes hidden treasures can be found in the most unlikely of places. On the grounds of the Willowbrook Environmental Education Center in Piqua sitting underneath a shelter is a canal boat called the Troy Belle. A canal boat historian and enthusiast, Bill Oeters, of Hamilton, said the Troy Belle is among one of the last surviving animal-towed canal boats MIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO in the state. The Troy Belle is one of the last surviving animal-towed canal boats in Ohio, ac“There were a lot of cording to canal boat historian and enthusiast Bill Oeters of Hamilton. The boat them that were sold off to is housed at the Willowbrook Environmental Education Center in Piqua
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its on targeted killings, a step in the right direction,” said Kenneth Roth, executive director at Human Rights Watch. “But a mere promise that the US will work within established guidelines that remain secret provides little confidence that the US is complying with international law.” An unclassified version of the newly established drone guidelines was
canal operations in Illinois,” Oeters said. “Most of them just sat in the dry bed of the canal and rotted away or were scavenged for firewood.” Oeters said the boat once operated in the Miami & Shelby County area and has written an extensive history on the canal boat. “The Troy Belle was one of the last boats to ply the waters of the Miami & Erie Canal,” he said. While there are three different stories regarding the boat and it’s origins, it is believed it was constructed in the 1880s, possibly as early as 1875. See Boat/Page 13
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National security experts say it’s imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolving fight against terrorism. But civil rights advocates argue too little has been revealed about the program to ensure its legality, even as the president takes steps to remove some of the secrecy. “Obama said that there would be more lim-
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PIQUA — Piqua City School fourth graders left their books behind and opted for their swimsuits instead when they attended the Piqua YMCA swimming pool on Tuesday afternoon. Aquatic Director Jared Wesbecher, who has been with the Y for seven years and aquatic director for almost two years, said this program has been around as long as he has been there and several years before that. “It’s a very beneficial program and we time it specifically at this point in
the school year as we are approaching swimming and boating season,” Wesbecher said. “I can’t stress the importance of water safety enough.” The fourth graders attended for two days in the afternoon this week with the first day focusing on basic rescue techniques as well as swimming lessons. The second day the students learned about boating safety. “For a lot of the students, this is their first time in a boat,” Wesbecher said. “And honestly, through the program in general, we see probably close to half of the students who have had little exposure to learning to
swim.” Student Desiree Hughes’ favorite part of the experience centered on the boating activities. “It was really cool to be in the canoe and wear the life jacket,” she said. The students were very receptive to learning these skills as well. “I think targeting this grade level has been appropriate as in anything younger might be a little harder to manage,” Wesbecher said. Fourth grade Bennett Intermediate teacher Lisa Feitshans said the stuMIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO dents couldn’t be any more enthusiastic about Lexus Banning, front, and Desiree Hughes, take a turn at paddling a canoe at the Piqua branch of the Miami County YMCA on Tuesday. See Swim/Page 3
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